List of Ferrarese consorts
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House of Este, 1187-1264
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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| Sophia da Landinara |
- | - | - | 1187 granted title |
25 December 1193 husband's accession |
- | Obizzo I | |
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Sophie of Maurienne |
Umberto III, Count of Savoy (Savoy House of Savoy The House of Savoy was formed in the early 11th century in the historical Savoy region. Through gradual expansion, it grew from ruling a small county in that region to eventually rule the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 until the end of World War II, king of Croatia and King of Armenia... ) |
1167/72 | before 1192 | 25 December 1193 husband's accession |
3 December 1202 | Azzo VI Azzo VI of Este Azzo VI , known as Azzolino, was the Marquis of Este from the death of his father, Azzo V, in 1190 until his death... |
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| Alix of Châtillon |
Raynald of Châtillon Raynald of Chatillon Raynald of Châtillon was a knight who served in the Second Crusade and remained in the Holy Land after its defeat... (Châtillon House of Châtillon The House of Châtillon was a notable French family, with origins in the 9th century and surviving until 1762. The name comes from a county in Champagne, with its capital in Châtillon-sur-Marne and branches in Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, Blois, Penthièvre, Chartres, etc.The counts of Châtillon added to... ) |
- | 22 February 1204 | November 1212 husband's death |
1235, or after | |||
| Mabilla Pallavicini |
Guido Pallavicini, Marquis of Boudonitza (Pallavicini) |
- | 1238 | 1240 reconquest of Ferrara |
17 February 1264 husband's accession |
February 1264 | Azzo VII | |
House of Este, 1264-1471
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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| Giacomina Fieschi |
Niccolo Fieschi di Lavagna (Fieschi Fieschi family The Fieschi were a noble merchant family from Genoa, Italy, from whom descend the Fieschi Ravaschieri Princes of Belmonte.They held the fief of Lavagna under the Holy Roman Emperors. As Counts of Lavagna the Fieschi represented the Emperor of the West in Liguria from the earliest years of the C11th... ) |
- | 1263 | 17 February 1264 husband's accession |
December 1287 | Obizzo II | ||
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Constanza della Scala |
Alberto I della Scala, Lord of Verona (Scaliger) |
- | 28 July 1289 | 20 February 1293 husband's death |
after 27 April 1306 | ||
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Giovanna Orsini |
Bertoldo Orsini (Orsini Orsini family Orsini: the origin of learning.We love Mrs. Orsini forever! ~8F Social Studies 2011The Orsini family is an Italian noble family; it was one of the most influential princely families in medieval Italy and renaissance Rome... ) |
- | 1282 | 20 February 1293 husband's accession |
1302/04 | Azzo VIII | |
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Beatrice of Anjou |
Charles II of Naples Charles II of Naples Charles II, known as "the Lame" was King of Naples, King of Albania, Prince of Salerno, Prince of Achaea and Count of Anjou.-Biography:... (Anjou Capetian House of Anjou The Capetian House of Anjou, also known as the House of Anjou-Sicily and House of Anjou-Naples, was a royal house and cadet branch of the direct House of Capet. Founded by Charles I of Sicily, a son of Louis VIII of France, the Capetian king first ruled the Kingdom of Sicily during the 13th century... ) |
1295 | April 1305 | 31 January 1308 husband's death |
1335 | ||
| Alda Rangoni |
Tobia Rangoni (Rangoni) |
- | 1289 | 20 February 1293 husband's accession |
September 1321 | Aldobrandino II | ||
| Orsina Orsini |
Bertoldo Orsini (Orsini Orsini family Orsini: the origin of learning.We love Mrs. Orsini forever! ~8F Social Studies 2011The Orsini family is an Italian noble family; it was one of the most influential princely families in medieval Italy and renaissance Rome... ) |
- | - | 23 August 1312 husband's accession |
20 February 1293 husband's death |
- | Francesco | |
| Image needing translation | Gigliola da Carrara Gigliola da Carrara Gigliola da Carrara was the Marchioness of Ferrara, daughter of Francesco Novello da Carrara, lord of Padua, son of Francesco I da Carrara and Taddea d'Este.... |
Francesco II da Carrara, Lord of Padua (Carraresi Carraresi family The Carraresi were an important family of northern Italy in the period 12th-15th centuries. As signori of Padua, their overwhelming power and patronage placed them in an isolated position far outshining any other single family... ) |
1379/82 | June 1397 | 1416 | Niccolò III | ||
| Image needing translation | Parisina Malatesta Parisina Malatesta Parisina Malatesta who was known as Laura Malatesta , daughter of Andrea Malatesta, lord of Cesena, and his second wife Lucrezia Ordelaffi.-Biography:... |
Andrea Malatesta, Lord of Cesena Andrea Malatesta Andrea Malatesta was an Italian condottiero, a member of the Malatesta family of Romagna. He is also known as Malatesta da Cesena, a city he had inherited in 1385 from his father, Galeotto, together with Cervia and Bertinoro... (Malatesta House of Malatesta The House of Malatesta was an Italian family that ruled over Rimini from 1295 until 1500, as well as other lands and towns in Romagna.Malatesta da Verucchio The House of Malatesta was an Italian family that ruled over Rimini from 1295 until 1500, as well as (in different periods) other lands and... ) |
1404 | 1418 | 21 May 1425 | |||
| Image needing translation | Ricciarda of Saluzzo |
Thomas III, Margrave of Saluzzo Thomas III of Saluzzo -Biography:He was born in Saluzzo in north-western Italy to Frederick II del Vasto and Beatrice of Geneva. His maternal grandfather was Hugh of Geneva, Lord of Gex, Anthon and Varey.... (Aleramici) |
1410 | 1429/31 | 26 December 1441 husband's death |
16 August 1474 | ||
| Image needing translation | Margherita Gonzaga |
Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua thumb|right|Portrait of Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga, Ambras castle collection, [[Innsbruck]], [[Austria]].Gianfrancesco I Gonzaga was Marquess of Mantua from 1407 to 1444. He was also a condottiero.-Biography:... (Gonzaga House of Gonzaga The Gonzaga family ruled Mantua in Northern Italy from 1328 to 1708.-History:In 1433, Gianfrancesco I assumed the title of Marquis of Mantua, and in 1530 Federico II received the title of Duke of Mantua. In 1531, the family acquired the Duchy of Monferrato through marriage... ) |
1418 | January 1435 | 26 December 1441 husband's accession |
3 July 1439 | Leonello d'Este | |
| Image needing translation | Maria of Aragon |
Alfonso V of Aragon Alfonso V of Aragon Alfonso the Magnanimous KG was the King of Aragon , Valencia , Majorca, Sardinia and Corsica , and Sicily and Count of Barcelona from 1416 and King of Naples from 1442 until his death... (Trastámara) |
1425 | 13 April/20 May 1444 | 9 December 1449 | |||
House of Este, 1471-1796
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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| Leonora of Naples Leonora of Naples Eleanor of Naples was, by marriage, the first Duchess of Ferrara.... |
Ferdinand I of Naples Ferdinand I of Naples Ferdinand I , also called Don Ferrante, was the King of Naples from 1458 to 1494. He was the natural son of Alfonso V of Aragon by Giraldona Carlino.-Biography:... (Trastámara) |
22 June 1450 | 3 July 1473 | 11 October 1493 | Ercole I | |||
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Lucrezia Borgia Lucrezia Borgia Lucrezia Borgia [luˈkrɛtsia ˈbɔrʤa] was the illegitimate daughter of Rodrigo Borgia, the powerful Renaissance Valencian who later became Pope Alexander VI, and Vannozza dei Cattanei. Her brothers included Cesare Borgia, Giovanni Borgia, and Gioffre Borgia... |
Rodrigo Borgia, Pope Alexander VI Pope Alexander VI Pope Alexander VI , born Roderic Llançol i Borja was Pope from 1492 until his death on 18 August 1503. He is one of the most controversial of the Renaissance popes, and his Italianized surname—Borgia—became a byword for the debased standards of the Papacy of that era, most notoriously the Banquet... (Borgia) |
18 April 1480 | 2 February 1502 | 15 June 1505 husband's accession |
24 June 1519 | Alfonso I | |
| Laura Eustachia Dianti |
Francesco Boccacci Dianti (Dianti) |
1480 | after 1519 | 31 October 1534 husband's death |
25 June 1573 | |||
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Renée of France Renée of France Renée de France was the younger daughter of Louis XII of France and Anne, Duchess of Brittany. Her elder sister was Queen Claude of France. She was the Duchess of Ferrara due to her marriage to Ercole II d'Este, grandson of Pope Alexander VI... |
Louis XII of France Louis XII of France Louis proved to be a popular king. At the end of his reign the crown deficit was no greater than it had been when he succeeded Charles VIII in 1498, despite several expensive military campaigns in Italy. His fiscal reforms of 1504 and 1508 tightened and improved procedures for the collection of taxes... (Valois-Orléans) |
25 October 1510 | 28 June 1528 | 31 October 1534 husband's accession |
3 October 1559 husband's death |
12 June 1575 | Ercole II |
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Lucrezia de' Medici |
Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo I de' Medici was Duke of Florence from 1537 to 1574, reigning as the first Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1569.-Biography:... (Medici) |
7 June 1545 | 3 July 1558 | 3 October 1559 husband's accession |
21 April 1562 | Alfonso II | |
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Barbara of Austria Barbara of Austria Barbara of Austria was born in Vienna to Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary... |
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I was Holy Roman Emperor from 1558 and king of Bohemia and Hungary from 1526 until his death. Before his accession, he ruled the Austrian hereditary lands of the Habsburgs in the name of his elder brother, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.The key events during his reign were the contest... (Habsburg) |
30 April 1539 | 5 December 1565 | 19 September 1572 | |||
| Image needing translation | Margherita Gonzaga Margherita Gonzaga d'Este Margherita Gonzaga d'Este, Duchess of Ferrara was an Italian noblewoman, the daughter of William I, Duke of Mantua and Eleonora of Austria, and the sister of Vincent I, Duke of Mantua and Anna Caterina Gonzaga. She was the wife of Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara and Modena, whom she married... |
Guglielmo X Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (Gonzaga House of Gonzaga The Gonzaga family ruled Mantua in Northern Italy from 1328 to 1708.-History:In 1433, Gianfrancesco I assumed the title of Marquis of Mantua, and in 1530 Federico II received the title of Duke of Mantua. In 1531, the family acquired the Duchy of Monferrato through marriage... ) |
27 May 1564 | 24 February 1579 | 27 October 1597 husband's death |
6 January 1618 | ||
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Virginia de' Medici Virginia de' Medici Virginia de' Medici was an illegitimate daughter of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Camilla Martelli. She was the Duchess of Modena and Reggio by marriage to Cesare d'Este, Duke of Modena.-Biography:... |
Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo I de' Medici was Duke of Florence from 1537 to 1574, reigning as the first Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1569.-Biography:... (Medici) |
29 May 1568 | 6 February 1586 | 27 October 1597 husband's accession |
1598 Duchy confisicated by the Papal State |
15 January 1615 | Cesare |